Korean

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Etymology

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과장(誇張) (gwajang) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwajanghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwajanghada
McCune–Reischauer?kwajanghada
Yale Romanization?kwācanghata

Verb

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과장하다 (gwajanghada) (infinitive 과장해 or 과장하여, sequential 과장하니)

  1. to exaggerate

Conjugation

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